# Alliance Jiu Jitsu

Alliance is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu association. Alliance was founded by Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti and his students: Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, and Fernando Gurgel. Alliance Global headquarters is in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Alliance Martial Arts Academy, where "Jacare" is the head instructor. Fabio Gurgel is the co-leader of Alliance and the head instructor at Alliance São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil). Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva heads the third main Alliance academy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In 2010, Alliance won all major competitions: European Championship, Pan American Championship, and the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship; an accomplishment which has never been achieved by any other team in history.

## History

Alliance was founded in 1993, by Romero Jacaré Cavalcanti, Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva and Fernando Gurgel.

## Competition results

* Fourteen times World champions - 1998, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024
* Two Times World Master Champions - 2022, 2023
* National Brazilian champion in 2011
* National Brazilian champion in 2009
* Two times champion Rio Open in 2008 and 2009
* European champion 2010, 2011 and 2013

## Notable black belts

* Romero "Jacare" Cavalcanti - Founders - 8th Degree Red / White Coral Belt & one of six Rolls Gracie black belts & Head Coach of Alliance in Atlanta
* Fabio "General" Gurgel - Founder & 4x IBJJF World Heavyweight Champion - 7th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance in São Paulo
* Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva - Founder - IBJJF World Champion - 7th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance in Rio de Janeiro
* Fernando "Terere" Augusto - 2x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion
* Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles Maciel - 4x IBJJF World Featherweight Champion/2x No Gi World Champ - 3X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
* Marcelo "Marcelinho" Garcia - 5x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion - 4X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
* Gabrielle Garcia - MMA Fighter - 6x IBJJF World Winner - 4x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner - 3X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
* Nei Seda - Multiple IBJJF Tournaments Medalist and Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva first Black Belt - 6th Degree Black Belt & Head Coach of Alliance Coral Springs - FL - Winner
* Sergio "Serginho" Moraes - UFC Fighter and 2x IBJJF World Champion
* Felipe "Zicró" Neto - 2x Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Florida State Champion
* Luana Alzuguir 5x IBJJF World 1x ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
* Rodrigo Damm - Ex UFC Fighter and Ultimate Fighter Brasil participant
* Tarsis Humphreys - 1x IBJJF World Medium/Heavy Champion
* Andresa Correa - 3x IBJJF World Winner - 3x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
* Lucas Lepri - 6x IBJJF World Lightweight Champion/3x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
* Mário Reis - 2x IBJJF World Featherweight Champion
* Michael Langhi - 3X IBJJF World Winner 1x World Nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship Winner
* Monique Elias 1x IBJJF World Winner
* Dominyka Obelenyte - 4x IBJJF World Winner
* Bruno Malfacine - 10x IBJJF World Roosterweight Champion
* Demian Maia - UFC Fighter, 2x UFC Title Challenger, 5X IBJJF World Winner and 1X ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Winner
* Bernardo Faria - 4x IBJJF World Champion
* Leo Nogueira - 3x IBJJF World Winner / Bronze ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship Champion
* Polyana Lago Barbosa - 3x IBJJF World Middleweight Champion
* Tayane Porfírio - First Female "Grand Slam" black belt champion, 4x IBJJF World Winner
* Isaque Bahiense - 1x IBJJF World Winner, 1x IBJJF Europeans Winner
* Nicholas Meregali - 1x IBJJF World Winner, 1x Brazilian National Championship Winner
* Dimitrius Souza - 3x Brazilian National Championship Winner, 1x European Championship (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) Winner
* Fernando Di Piero “Soluço” - Multiple-time international medalist
* Matias Simonelli Multiple IBJJF Event Medallist and first Argentinian Black Belt under Mestre Fabio Gurgel
* Leo Leite
* Vicente Cavalcanti- Asian Open champion, Rome Open champion, 3x Pan Pacific champion, 3x Australian champion.
* Andre Cury IBJJF Medallist-1st degree BJJ Black Belt under Luciano ( Casquinha ) Nucci one of the most remarkable BJJ black belt in Brazil
* Paulo Sergio Silva Dos Santos - 6th Degree BJJ Black belt, 2nd degree Judo blackbelt, 6x IBJJF World champion, 5x Brazilian National Championship Winner, 5x IBJJF Europeans winner
* Allen Mohler-5th degree BJJ Black Belt
* Paul Walker - awarded posthumously by Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu.
* Alexandre Barros ( Xandão )-5th degree BJJ Black Belt